Wow... If Claire's boy is due in February, does that mean she was already pregnant when running the race? Geez!

The arithmetic is pretty easy. Nine months before February is May. So, yes, Claire was about one month pregnant when AR17 started on June 26, but she may not have actually known that.

She probably didn't -- at least at the beginning. I think the obvious signs of pregnancy appear a little past one month. Though it might explain why she began developing signs of killer fatigue towards the end of the Race -- pregnancy can certainly affect a woman's energy levels.

Wow... If Claire's boy is due in February, does that mean she was already pregnant when running the race? Geez!

The arithmetic is pretty easy. Nine months before February is May. So, yes, Claire was about one month pregnant when AR17 started on June 26, but she may not have actually known that.

She probably didn't -- at least at the beginning. I think the obvious signs of pregnancy appear a little past one month. Though it might explain why she began developing signs of killer fatigue towards the end of the Race -- pregnancy can certainly affect a woman's energy levels.

Belle Book

If they won, then they were the first three-member team to win the Race!Of course, it wouldalso be debatable on whether or not they were an all-female team.Of course, this theory is based on the assumption that Claire was pregnant during the Race.

I have answered this elsewhere, all further spec about Claire's due dates will be deleted. This is NOT a GYN office.

And the answer is no.

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The Amazing Race: 2nd Place Memories with Brook and Claire --------------------------------------------------------------------------------by Reg Seeton

After competing on The Amazing Race 17 as season long frontrunners with eventual winners Nat and Kat, Brook Roberts and Claire Champlin finished their Amazing Race journey in second place when the two home shopping hosts hit the mat in Los Angeles during this week's finale.

Although Brook and Claire were strong competitors on The Amazing Race 17, Claire endured a close call early in the race when she was hit with a watermelon during a challenge in England that could have been fatal. After shaking off her near miss, Claire hopped to her feet and never looked back with Brook as the two almost became the first female team to win The Amazing Race.

Following their second place finish on The Amazing Race, TheDeadbolt went one-on-two with Brook and Claire to learn more about their Amazing Race experience, the now famous watermelon incident, what happened in the finale, and what it was like to meet Bob Eubanks on The Amazing Race.

THE DEADBOLT: So, I take it that you wonít be selling Sancho Panza dolls on your show?

BROOK ROBERTS: [laughs] No, we wonít. We had no idea who that was.

THE DEADBOLT: Claire, how does it feel to be such a popular viral video with the watermelon?

CLAIRE CHAMPLIN: Oh, you know, itís great. I always dreamed when I was a little girl to be whacked in the face with a watermelon and have over ten million views. [laughs] Itís fine. I just take it with a grain of salt and laugh about it myself and just thank the lord I didnít get more injured than I was.

THE DEADBOLT: What exactly happened afterward?

CLAIRE: Afterward, I think I was just knocked out. I really didnít know what happened. Brook came up to me and started pulling watermelon off of my face. Then of course the medical team ran in and looked at me and checked me out. Then they ran out and the camera crews came back in. But we didnít know if we were allowed to keep going or what really was going on.

So Brook just looked at me and said, ďI think we have to finish.Ē She was clueless, too. She didnít know what we were supposed to do. We saw the other teams coming up, and I knew that I didnít want to get out on the first round, so I just got up and hauled butt to the pitstop.

THE DEADBOLT: Brook, what was going through your mind when that happened?

BROOK: I just think we were all in shock. Itís literally like if youíve been in a car accident and you look over at your friend and she literally hit her face with the steering wheel. Thatís basically what happened to her. Youíre just in shock. You donít even know what to say or what to do.

One thing that you donít see in the quick clip is that they run over to Claire, theyíre checking her out, weíre sitting in the grass for awhile, and weíre talking to one another about what weíre going to do next. Thatís when Claire goes, ďWell, what are we going to do? Can we finish?Ē We didnít even know if theyíd let us finish and no one is really telling us what to do.

So Iím like, ďWell, I think we have to finish.Ē And thatís when Claire was like, ďWhat?Ē There was just a lot of confusion in that moment and I donít think anyone on the show ever experienced anything that crazy. I mean, that literally couldíve killed her. That had never happened on the race before, so it was a big shock for everyone.

THE DEADBOLT: Iím glad it all turned out for the better.

BROOK: I know, right?

THE DEADBOLT: So, in the finale, how cool was it to meet Bob Eubanks?

BROOK: I mean, heís a classic icon in hosting. It was just awesome.

THE DEADBOLT: When you guys stopped at the hotel, was that the difference in the end?

BROOK: No. The difference for us was when we went off the pier. We had a safety issue and they had to redo ours, so we were behind. After the float, we did everything so quickly. We went right to the hotel, had the clues, and it took us like five minutes. We jumped in the car, ran to the show, did all of that stuff and then ran again. We were only fifteen minutes behind them. So it really was a very close race in all reality because Jill and Thomas were like two hours behind us.So it was a lot closer than what it seemed and it wasnít that at all. We had the best cab driver and we did everything as quickly as we physically could. I think thatís the most frustrating thing. We couldnít have done it any quicker. Thereís nothing we couldíve done. Itís out of our hands and then itís a game of luck. Lady luck just wasnít on our side.

THE DEADBOLT: Claire, looking back, are you glad the challenges pushed you out of your comfort zone?

CLAIRE: Most definitely. You know, thatís what everybody was asking, "Were you frustrated when Brook was trying to push you so hard?" Or, "How did it feel being stuck on the rope out there?" Thatís when I learned the most about myself. What The Amazing Race taught me is that Iím capable of so much more than I ever knew. Iím just glad that Brook did push me as far as she did because she saw what I was more capable of than I did myself, and Iím thankful for that.

THE DEADBOLT: Brook, you were so composed throughout the race and then you screamed like a schoolgirl during the bungee challenge. Whatís up with that?

BROOK: Because it was scary! Iím sure you heard it throughout the race. Iím always like ďAhhh!Ē Thatís how I felt when the whole thing was swinging back and forth. Iím playful and I like to have fun and it wasnít like Iím going to die. It was just like, ďOh my God, I canít believe we did that. Oh my God, that was crazy!Ē It was fun. It was absolutely petrifying.

THE DEADBOLT: Was there anything that you wished was aired that we didnít see during the season?

BROOK: I think you saw it all. I actually feel that we were portrayed very honestly. I mean, that is who we are: fun loving, enjoy life, positive, energetic girls. I think the editing was very fair and you really saw the true Brook and Claire.

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

The difference for us was when we went off the pier. We had a safety issue and they had to redo ours, so we were behind. After the float, we did everything so quickly. We went right to the hotel, had the clues, and it took us like five minutes. We jumped in the car, ran to the show, did all of that stuff and then ran again. We were only fifteen minutes behind them. So it really was a very close race in all reality because Jill and Thomas were like two hours behind us.

CLAIRE CHAMPLIN: Oh, you know, itís great. I always dreamed when I was a little girl to be whacked in the face with a watermelon and have over ten million views. [laughs] Itís fine. I just take it with a grain of salt and laugh about it myself and just thank the lord I didnít get more injured than I was.

Seriously, too funny! Too bad they can't be on TAR18.. i'll be definitely rooting for them had Claire not been pregnant.. But pregnancy is amazing and better news than being on TAR!

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Hey! Our favourite WatermelonToTheHead gal - Claire Champlin has just created a website and blog where she promises to comment on this seasons antics.Nicely laid out and designed site at http://www.thewatermelongirl.com

Can't wait to see what she has to say!Show your support for a former racer and take a look.

Hey! Our favourite WatermelonToTheHead gal - Claire Champlin has just created a website and blog where she promises to comment on this seasons antics.Nicely laid out and designed site at http://www.thewatermelongirl.com

Can't wait to see what she has to say!Show your support for a former racer and take a look.

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan